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Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 months ago by thehatfox@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom

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[–] tinned_tomatoes 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Predictions on when we'll rejoin the EU?

I'm guessing by 2035 we'll be actively negotiating a rejoin.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 10 points 7 months ago

We won't be rejoining for another 20 years at least. What we will be doing is forming agreements and pacts over those 20 years that slowly bring us into realignment without using the "R" word. They will be easy economic wins for future governments with less political baggage as the Brexiters die out.

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Honestly I think it's going to be generation or more before rejoining is going to be on the cards. The wounds are still too raw currently on both sides of the channel.

The "Bregret" needs time to sink in before rejoining is possible.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think that's optimistic to be honest.

2025-2030 it'll be Labour maybe improving the relationship a bit but showing that the other major party can't really make a go of it.

2030-2035 probably still labour. At this point things will be more settled and other issues will be at the fore. Hopefully electoral reform.

2035-2040 either growing feeling that we'd be better off in the EU than out of it, or if we're really lucky the first PR elected government and it can be talked about.

2040-2045 if PR then pro EU coalition probably looks to get maybe get us into the EEC. If no PR then main parties start to openly admit that public mood has changed and saying we'd be better in is no longer political suicide.

2045-2050 If PR we start to put feelers out to the EU and bring ourselves in line with them. If no PR the calls for a referendum start.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 4 points 7 months ago

That's assuming the EU still exists in it's current form by 2050.